Delivering a Webinar
Tutela’s own Diane Ramanathan gives tips on how to prepare and deliver a Webinar in this TESL Ontario blog.
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Why teachers need to care about self-care – Part 2
Last Monday, Patrice introduced a discussion on why teachers need to care about self-care. This Monday’s blog continues that discussion. Self-Care Solutions The implementation of self-care requires a mindset change and the belief that we deserve time and attention for our own needs. This is difficult for many teachers to do since caring seems to […]
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Timely Talk About Tobacco
You’ve noticed that many students in your class smoke. Is quitting smoking something you should talk about? Is it any of your business? Many of your students have children. Do they smoke around their children? Is it part of your role as an instructor to discuss the negative health effects of smoking?
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Creating Self-Regulated Learners Through Critical Thinking: A Pronunciation Lesson
Helping the Students to be Independent I believe that the first step to foster Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) and independency in our students is to use critical thinking and inquiry. I teach English for Academic Purposes (EAP) to students who very often come from countries where neither SRL nor inquiry are particularly encouraged. I have […]
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Make 2019 Your Year to Connect
As we open our new calendars (for those of us who love paper calendars) to start 2019, we begin to think about what the new year has in store and maybe some of us dabble in making New Year’s Resolutions. But what if there was a way to not only reach some of our own […]
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Better, Best, or Next Practices in English Language Teaching
I find the term best practice troubling; and I say this as I wear my language instructor hat and my consultant hat. Full disclosure: I am working on TESL Ontario’s Directory of Best Practice Resources. The Directory is a compendium of online (and hard copy) high quality resources for adult ESL and FSL instructors and […]
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Type 2 Diabetes: An unequal occurrence for newcomers
November is Diabetes Awareness Month so it’s timely to talk about this serious chronic disease that occurs when the body loses its ability to produce or properly use insulin, a hormone that controls sugar levels in the blood. High blood sugar levels can damage blood vessels and nerves and over time, can cause serious health […]
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Enhance Online Video with H5P’s Interactive Video tool
In Six Tools To Enhance Video Learning, I posted about using online video in the classroom more efficiently and possibly creatively. Since then a new education technology development tool, H5P, has emerged. I have been working on a variety of projects with H5P and feel that it is important for educational developers to consider adopting […]
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Come On Baby, Light My Fire…
I tend to write my conference reflections as soon as possible after the conference for obvious reasons. (Obvious = getting old and forgetting stuff quickly) I promised myself that this conference I would self-indulge, go only to the workshops that light my fire. Since the time I had to actually attend workshops was minimal (I […]
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How to Reduce Stress and Promote Positive Mental Health in Adult Learners
October 1st marked the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Week. But, what exactly is mental health and why does it need a special week? Mental health is an important part of our overall health and well-being. In the same way we all experience physical health; we also all experience mental health.
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